It appears however that some question about a discrepancy may be raised, because it is said that the Lord was in the house when the woman came, asking about her daughter. When, however, Matthew says that His disciples had suggested to Him, “Send her away, for she crieth after us,” [Matt 15:23] He appears to imply nothing less than that the woman uttered supplicating cries after the Lord, as He walked. How then do we infer that she was in the house, except by gathering it from Mark, who says that she came in to Jesus, after having before said that He was in the house? But Matthew in that he says, “He answered her not a word,” gave us to understand that He went out, during that silence, from the house; thus too the other events are connected together, so that they now in no way disagree.
It continues: “But He said unto her, Let the children be first filled.”
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Also cites: de Con. Evan., 2, 49